Boxes adapted for display of apparel



Aug. 12, 1958 R. P. vulLLEMENoT BoxEs ADAPTED FOR DISPLAY oF APPARELFiled Aug. 19, 1957 A T TOENEY BUXES ADAPTED FOR DISPLAY F APPARELRobert P. Vuillemenot, Oradel, N. J., assignor to Maiden Form BrassiereCo. Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application August19, 1957, Serial N o. 678,788

4 Claims. (Cl. 206-7) The object of the present invention is to providea display box constructed of two connected members of any suitable sheetmaterial and connected at a hinge end for folding into open and closedpositions, with the margins of one member somewhat telescoping into thesecond member, in combination with an internal display member so formedat its opposite ends to constitute inter-engaging latching elements.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view, showing the box opened and the displaypanel brought into view.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section taken on the line 2-2, Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section taken on the line 3 3, Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view, partly broken away, showing the two frontend sections of the box ready for latchmg.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view, partly broken away, showing the two frontend sections of the box in latched position.

Referring to the drawing, I have shown a box which may be formed of anysuitable sheet material. It consists of two like halves lhaving in eachcase a major face wall l, side walls 2 and front walls 3, 3X. As shownin the drawing, lthe front walls preferably are inwardly inclined. Thetwo box halves are connected at the back by hinge line, or two scoredhinge lines. These hinge lines are not shown in the drawing, but are inline with hinge lines at the center of a display panel now to bedescribed.

Within the box is a foldable display panel consisting of a back wall 4,and a front wall 5, the latter having indicated thereon fold lines at 6which will be in line with fold lines at the back of the box itself.

The walls 4 and 5 may be integral and hence joined only at short topfold lines provided -by scores at each side of the fold line 6, or theymay be separate walls suitably connected for a short distance at eachside of fold line 6. This enables, referring to Fig. 1 upward hinging ofwall 5 for the under-insertion of an article of apparel, such as abrassiere or girdle, the outer surfaces of wall :3' serving as wings tobe covered by areas of the garment lying on top of the wings, otherareas lying under the wings.

As shown in Figs. 2 to 5 the end of wall 4 which meets the box end Wall3 abuts said last named wall and continues beyond the same being bentover on to the face Zlll? Patented Aug. l2, i958 of wall 3 for a shortdistance and sufficient to provide an edge abutment. It will also benoted that the half of the box which carries front wall 3X telescopesover the second box half. The said overlapping abutment is indicated at7. In practice it will be glued onto end wall 3. The opposite end ofpanel wall 4 is bent to conform with end wall SX and extends to or nearthe edge of the latter and thence is bent as apfree latching ap S. Itwill also be noted that in the embodiment shown the end walls 3, 3X areinwardly inclined.

With the box halves in the position of Fig. l or Fig. 4, a closingmovement causes the llap 8 to wipe across the abutment 7, the ap beingslightly deected in such movement and then springing back against theedge of the abutment 7 and hence in latching position. It is unnecessaryto glue-down or otherwise secure panel wall 4 to the box halves sincethe panel is closely fitted within the box and friction will suffice,with the exception that l prefer to glue-down the abutment 7.

It will be understood that various modifications may be made in the formand arrangement of the elements illustrated as constituting theembodiment, without departing from the spirit of intention. Thus the boxmay be of any suitable size, depthand elongation.

Having described my invention, what l claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is as follows:

l. A display box comprising two connected members and connected at ahinged end for folding into open and closed positions, each memberhaving a major face wall, side walls and front wall, the walls of onemember being adapted to overlap the walls of the second member, andlatching means carried at the front walls of said box members andconsisting of a display panel assembly comprising an innermost sheetmember substantially coextensive with the major face walls and the frontwalls, one front Wall of the panel being folded to provide an areasubhtantially coextensive with one front wall of the box and beingformed with an inwardly projecting flap, the opposite end of said panelwall being folded to provide an area extending inwardly against thesecond front wall of the box and thence folded against the outer surfaceof said last named box end wall to provide a latching abutment for suchap, said panel wall hingedly carrying a coacting wall foldable along itscenter line, and at the hinge line of the two box members, and extendingat the opposite sides of said hinge line as apparel holding wings.

2. A display box constructed in accordance with claim l in which thedisplay panel assembly is formed of a single sheet folded upon itself toprovide the wing-carrying panel member as and for the purpose described.

3. A display box constructed in accordance with claim l in which theside and end walls of the two box members are telescopic and the endwalls are inwardly inclined as and for the purpose described.

4. A display box constructed in accordance with claim l in which theside and front walls of the two box members are telescopic and the frontwalls are inwardly nclined, and each box member being wedge shaped withits greatest depth at the front thereof and its minor depth at its backand hinge area.

No references cited.

